Child safety seat

Abstract

A child safety seat includes a seat shell, and a first and a second belt restraining member respectively connected with the seat shell. The seat shell has a shell surface, and a first and a second opening for selective passage of an anchoring belt to attach the child safety seat on a vehicle seat in two different configurations, which include a rearward and a forward facing configuration. The first belt restraining member is independently operable to press against an anchoring belt passing through the first opening, and the second belt restraining member is independently operable to press against an anchoring belt passing through the second opening.

Description

CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATION(S)[0001]This application claims priority to U.S. Provisional Patent Application No. 62 / 243,922 filed on Oct. 20, 2015, the disclosure of which is incorporated herein by reference.BACKGROUND[0002]1. Field of the Invention[0003]The present invention relates to child safety seats.[0004]2. Description of the Related Art[0005]A child safety seat is typically used in an automobile vehicle to properly restrain a child in the event of accidental collision. It is widely known that a child safety seat that is placed in a rear facing position can provide better protection, because it can distribute crash forces over a larger portion of the body (i.e., child's head and torso). Accordingly, safety experts and car seat manufacturers usually recommend to seat children in a vehicle in a rear facing configuration until the age of 2 years old. As the child grows older, the child safety seat then may be installed in a forward facing configuration.[0006]The instal...

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Benefits of technology

[0008]The present application describes a child safety seat including a belt tensioning mechanism that is easy to operate and can provide proper tension in an anchoring belt for securely attaching the child safety seat on a vehicle seat in a rearward or forward facing configuration. The child safety seat includes a seat shell, and a first and a second belt restraining member respectively connected with the seat shell. The seat shell has a shell surface, a first opening for passage of an anchoring belt to attach the child safety seat on a vehicle seat in a first configuration, and a second opening for passage of an anchoring belt to attach the child safety seat on a vehicle seat in a second configuration different from the first configuration, the first and second configurations including a rearward facing configuration and a forward facing configuration. Each of the first and second belt restraining members respectively has a clamping state for pressing an anchoring belt adjacently to the shell surface, and a release state for facilitating installation or removal of the anchoring belt. Moreover, each of the first and second belt restraining members is independently rotatable relative to the seat shell between the release state and the clamping state, the first belt restraining member being independently rotatable to the clamping state for pressing against an anchoring belt passing through the first opening, and the second belt restraining member being independently rotatable to the clamping state for pressing against an anchoring belt passing through the second opening.

Problems solved by technology

This can be so difficult to achieve with certain child safety seats that a caregiver may need to climb into the vehicle and press down on the child safety seat while pulling on the vehicle seatbelt.

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